Summary
- The Allahabad High Court has imposed a ₹1 lakh cost on the State for a staggering 30-year delay in filing a counter affidavit in a case involving former employee Uma Kant Tripathi.
- Justice Garima Prashad observed that the State cannot evade responsibility for the lapse, despite the petitioner failing to establish his substantive claim.
- The delay deprived the Court of timely assistance and left unresolved issues regarding compliance with interim orders.
- This ruling underscores the importance of timely legal responses and could set a precedent for accountability in similar cases.
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